Washington, D.C. August 14, 2020 – In a letter sent yesterday, the »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) provided feedback to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) with the aim of helping to enhance their review of physician-focused payment models (PFPMs). In addition to ACP’s own letter, 13 other major health organizations also composed a separate letter that made similar recommendations.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Washington, DC (August 7, 2020) —The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) says that while the proposed changes to the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) make some initial accommodations to help physicians who are dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practices, that still more needs to be done. The proposed Quality Payment Program rule for 2021 was released earlier this week.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Philadelphia, PA (August 5, 2020) — The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP), representing 163,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), subspecialists, internal medicine trainees and fellows, and medical students, issued a new position statement strongly encouraging medical schools to engage in holistic reviews of applicants in their admissions process, and to waive Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) requirements for applicants seeking admission in 2021, in light of the uniq
